ORLANDO, Fla. – The Hobart tennis team added two nonconference wins to its resume as it defeated St. Norbert 7-0 and Coe 4-3 this afternoon to open its spring break trip. With the wins, the Statesmen improve to 5-0 on the season.
Hobart opened its first match of the day with a dominant showing in doubles play, winning all three matches to secure the doubles point. In the No. 1 spot, seniors
Nick Fischer and
Aidan Staunton defeated Brett Daniels and Charles Keller 6-4 to move to 4-0 on the season.
In the No. 2 doubles spot, junior
Achilleas Kousaridis and first-year Reid Everett continued to impress, defeating Ryan Garland and Jackson Harpt 6-2 to move to 4-0 on the season. Sophomore
Marco Olmos and senior
Tarang Malhotra added a 6-1 over Owen McDonough and Nolan Pearson in the No. 3 spot to secure the doubles point.
The Statesmen continued to shine in singles play, winning all six singles points against the Green Knights. In the No. 1 spot, first-year
Michael Georgelis defeated Brett Daniels 6-1, 6-1 to move to 4-0 in dual match singles play. Senior
Jose Martinez Barelles added a 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 win over Garland in the No. 2 spot to move to 2-0 on the season.
First-year
Tejus Ranadive moved to 3-0 on the season as he defeated Keller 6-2, 6-0 in the No. 3 spot. Malhotra added a 6-2, 6-2 win over Harpt in the No. 4 spot for his second straight win of the season. In the No. 5 spot, Olmos added a 6-2, 6-0 win over Nolan Pearson, while first-year
Tyler Snyder chipped in a 6-2, 6-1 win over Seth Kogutkiewicz in the No. 6 spot.
In the second match of the day, Hobart battled through doubles play, winning two of three matches to secure the doubles point. Fischer and Staunton defeated Jumpei Kasai and Bryton Short 6-4 in the No. 1 spot to remain undefeated, while Reid and Kousaridis defeated Daniel Rohlman and Anthony Schulte 6-4 in the No. 2 spot.
The nonconference battle continued through singles play as the Statesmen defeated the Hawks in three singles matches to secure the win. Fischer continued to shine in singles play, defeating Schulte 5-7, 6-2, 10-7 in the No. 1 spot.
Staunton added a win in the No. 3 spot, defeating Short 7-5, 7-5 to move to 3-0 on the season. Georgelis closed out the win with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Rohlman in the No. 4 spot. He moves to 5-0 in dual match singles play to open his rookie season.
UP NEXT:
Hobart will be back in action on Tuesday, March 17, as it takes on Franklin and Marshall in another nonconference battle in Florida. Action between the Statesmen and the Diplomats is set for 3 p.m.
